Dominick Murphy

Irish politician and trade union official (c.1918–2009)

Dominick Murphy

Senator
In office 22 July 1954 – 5 November 1969
Constituency	Labour Panel

Personal details
Born	c.1918
Died	1 June 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 90–91)
Political party	Labour Party

Dominick F. Murphy (c. 1918 – 1 June 2009)^[1] was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.^[2] He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1954 to 1969. He was elected to the 8th Seanad in 1954 by the Labour Panel, and was re-elected at the 1957, 1961 and 1965 elections.^[2] He lost his seat at the 1969 Seanad election.^[2]

He was a member of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association and was vice president (1963–1964) and president (1964–1965) of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Gilmore pays tribute to former Labour Senator, Dominick Murphy". Labour.ie. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dominick Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

Trade union offices
Preceded by John Swift	Treasurer of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1959	Position abolished
Preceded by Charles McCarthy	President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions 1965	Succeeded by Fintan Kennedy

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Cathaoirleach Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
Leader of the Seanad Michael Hayes (FG)

Administrative Panel

Gerry L'Estrange (FG)
James McGee (Ind)
John L. O'Sullivan (FG)
Margaret Mary Pearse (FF)
Thomas Ruane (FF)
Patrick Teehan (FF)
Louis Walsh (Ind)

Agricultural Panel

Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
Patrick Cogan (FF)
Bernard Commons (CnaT)
John Mannion Snr (FG)
James J. McCrea (Lab)
William O'Callaghan (FG)
Patrick O'Reilly (FF)
Timothy O'Sullivan (FF)
Micheál Prendergast (FG)
William Quirke (FF)
John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind)

Cultural and Educational Panel

Industrial and Commercial Panel

Denis Burke (FG)
Andrew Clarkin (FF)
Mary Davidson (Lab)
Jane Dowdall (FF)
Seán Hartney (FF)
John Lynch (FG)
Peter Lynch (Ind)
Edward McGuire (Ind)
Matthew Smith (FF)

Labour Panel

Richard Anthony (Ind)
John Butler (FG)
Victor Carton (FG)
Patrick Crowley (Lab)
Frederick Hawkins (Ind)
Seán Hayes (FF)
Liam Kelly (Ind)
Dominick Murphy (Lab)
Frank Purcell (Ind)
Seán Ruane (Ind)
Patrick Tierney (Lab)

Dublin University

National University

Henry Barniville (FG)
Roger McHugh (Ind)
George O'Brien (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach

Patrick Bergin (Lab)
Arthur Cox (Ind)
James G. Douglas (Ind)
Henry Eustace Guinness (Ind)
Michael Hayes (FG)
James Hickey (Lab)
John Meighan (CnaT)
Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (Ind)
Patrick O'Gorman (FG)
James Reidy (FG)
James Tunney (Lab)

Elected or nominated later

1954 John Douglas (Ind)
1956 Seamus Bohan (Ind)
James O'Keeffe (FG)
Joe Sheridan (Ind)
William Woods (Ind)

FF: Fianna Fáil
FG: Fine Gael
CnaT: Clann na Talmhan
Lab: Labour Party
Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Patrick Connor (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) John O'Leary (Lab) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Crowe (FG) Paddy Donegan (FG) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) James Tunney (Lab)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Anthony Barry (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Eamon Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) John O'Donovan (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Tadhg Crowley (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Brian Lenihan (FF) Peter Lynch (Ind) Edward McGuire (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joseph Roddy (FG)
Labour Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Frank Carter (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Harry Colley (FF) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Seán Hayes (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Ben O'Quigley (FG) Frank Purcell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF) Joe Sheridan (Ind)
Dublin University	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Seán Brady (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Robert Farnan (FF) Seán Moylan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (Ind) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Laurence Walsh (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1958 Louis Walsh (Ind) 1960 John J. Brennan (FF) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Edward Browne (Ind) Gerard B. Dillon (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Seán Brady (FF) Cornelius Desmond (Lab) Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) John Mannion Snr (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) William Ryan (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Eamon Kissane (FF) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Gerald Boland (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Patrick Lindsay (FG) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Edward McGuire (Ind) Daniel Moloney (FF) Joseph Quigley (FG) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) John Butler (FG) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Seán Hayes (FF) Mark Killilea Snr (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Michael Yeats (FF)
Dublin University	William J. E. Jessop (Ind) John N. Ross (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University	Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Gus Healy (FF) Joe Mooney (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Tom Nolan (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (Ind) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)
Elected or nominated later	1963 John Costelloe (FF) Batt Donegan (FF) 1964 Kit Ahern (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Kieran Egan (FF) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack McQuillan (Lab, then Ind) Patrick O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Rooney (FG) Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Patrick Malone (FG) John Mannion Snr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Michael O'Kennedy (FF) Ben O'Quigley (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) John Conlan (FG) Mary Davidson (Lab) Garret FitzGerald (FG) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Séamus Dolan (FF) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Mark Killilea Snr (FF) Vincent McHugh (FG) Dominick Murphy (Lab) John Ormonde (FF)
Dublin University	William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University	Bryan Alton (Ind) Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Kit Ahern (FF) Gerald Boland (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Joseph Lenehan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (Ind) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) James Ryan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1968 Farrell McElgunn (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent